Jul 12, 2024 | Get Yourself There |
Do you ever find yourself feeling afraid, resistant, or just plain stuck about getting started on something you need to do? Of course you do. We all do. Whether it’s not knowing how to begin, going out for a walk on a freezing morning, filing your income taxes,...
May 17, 2024 | Writing and Creating |
We self-employed professionals and creatives are always generating new stuff. We write blog posts, develop courses, and generate copy for our websites and emails. Some of us create unique work on behalf of our clients. To become prolific at this constant stream of...
Mar 25, 2024 | Self-Employment Secrets |
As a self-employed professional or creative, you’re creating new stuff all the time. You may write blog posts, design courses, produce marketing copy, craft speeches, create designs for clients, devise strategic plans, or dozens of other possibilities....
Jan 22, 2024 | Get Yourself There |
One of the most painful moments for any self-employed professional or creative is staring at a blank page or screen, trying to figure out where to begin a project. Robert M. Pirsig, in his classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, gave practical advice about...
Nov 14, 2023 | Writing and Creating |
When you hear the advice to set aside time to write, do you worry about whether you’ll be able to produce quality writing on a set schedule? What if you didn’t get enough sleep the night before, or you’re worried about another priority at the time,...
Sep 5, 2023 | Writing and Creating |
Writing holds the potential to provoke a considerable amount of fear. We worry if we can turn into completed prose the vague thoughts in our heads. We’re anxious about what our readers will think of what we’ve written. We’re afraid we’ll never...
